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Two Hanjin Shipping container vessels are detained at anchor off the British Columbia coast with a list of creditors seeking at least $3.6 million in unpaid bills that the foundering shipping giant racked up before falling into receivership Aug. 31 in South Korea. The Hanjin Vienna, a 280-metre ship with a crew of 24, was detained Sept. 1 before […]

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While listening to Victoria’s Robin Richardson talk about his new political party, a thought springs to mind: How many separatist movements does Vancouver Island need? There was the shadowy Sovereign State of Vancouver Island faction that emerged, briefly, in 2013 to demand that we get a divorce from the rest of Canada. That was also […]

Cruise ship passengers could zip quietly through the air via gondolas running between Ogden Point and Victoria harbour under a new $10-million proposal. The trip would take just a few minutes and alleviate the current problems relating to noise, emissions and traffic plaguing the James Bay community, say those behind Victoria Skyride.

The west coast of Vancouver Island is one of the world's most treacherous waterways. Countless boats have foundered on the rocks lurking just under the ocean's surface. The few sailors who survived and made it to shore found themselves lost in the most northern rainforest with no access to civilization.

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